33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunset Strip · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sunset Strip
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Sunset Strip, affecting 13.3% of people. This area faces more health challenges than most, with 33.2% of residents living with a long-term condition. This figure is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident is more likely to have a health issue than people across Australia, including 9.9% who live with a mental health condition. While 57.9% of people have no long-term conditions, 22.3% manage one and 8.5% deal with two.
9.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Sunset Strip, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Sunset Strip need some help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22394/sunset-strip/topic/health-disability